Anwar Kamal Pasha

Anwar Kamal Pasha
انور کمال پاشا
Born	Anwar Kamal (1925-02-23)23 February 1925 Lahore, British India
Died	13 October 1987(1987-10-13) (aged 62) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Other names	Anwar sahib Pasha Sahab
Education	University of the Punjab
Occupations	Director Producer
Years active	1949 – 1987
Spouse	Shamim Bano (wife)
Children	Muhammad Kamal Pasha (Pakistani Film Writer), Ahmed Kamal Pasha, Mustafa Kamal Pasha
Parent	Hakim Ahmad Shuja (father)
Awards	Nigar Award Best Scriptwriter Award (1960)[1] Nigar Award Special Award (1981)[1]

Anwar Kamal Pasha (Urdu: انور کمال پاشا), (23 February 1925 – 13 October 1987) was the pioneer in the Pakistan film industry and an early Pakistani film director and producer from Lahore, Pakistan.^[2][3][4]

Life and career

Pasha was a graduate from the Forman Christian College, Lahore, and went on to earn two Master of Arts degrees at the University of the Punjab. He generally scripted, produced and directed his own films, which dealt with such social themes as poverty, love, social strata, suicide, moral decay and death.^[3][5]

Anwar Kamal Pasha trained and introduced many new people to the Pakistan film industry who later made a name for themselves, including film directors M. S. Dar, M. Akram, Altaf Hussain (film director), music directors Master Inayat Hussain and later his younger brother Master Abdullah. He also introduced Pakistani film actors Aslam Pervaiz, Sabiha Khanum, Musarrat Nazir, Nayyar Sultana, Bahar Begum and Rani. He made a total of 24 movies.

Personal life

He was the son of poet and scholar Hakim Ahmad Shuja and the husband of film actress Shamim Bano with whom he had five children, three sons and two daughters.^[6]

Death

Anwar Kamal Pasha died on 13 October 1987 at age 62 but left behind a legacy as one of the pioneer producers-directors of Pakistani cinema.^[2][7]

Filmography

Year	Title	credited as			Notes
		Producer	Director	Writer
1949	Shahida				assistant director
1949	Do Ansoo				[4][5]
1950	Gabhroo				[4]
1951	Dilbar
1952	Dupatta				assistant director
1953	Ghulam
1954	Gumnaam				[4][5]
1955	Inteqam
1955	Qatil				[5]
1956	Dullah Bhatti				co-director
1956	Chann Mahi				Punjabi language[4]
1956	Sarfarosh				[5]
1957	Zulfaan				Punjabi film
1957	Laila Majnu
1958	Anarkali				[4][5]
1959	Gumrah
1960	Watan				[1]
1962	Mehboob
1963	Sazish
1964	Safaid Khoon
1966	Parohna				[4]
1974	Khana Dey Khan Parohne				[4]
1979	Wehshi Gujjar				co-director
1981	Sher Khan				Punjabi film
1983	Border Bullet

Awards and recognition

• Nigar Award for Best Scriptwriter for film Watan (1960)^[1]
• Nigar Award Special Award For 30 Years of Excellence in 1981^[8]

See also

• List of people from Lahore

References

1. "Anwar Kamal Pasha's Nigar Award". Cineplot.com website. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
2. Ammara Ahmad (25 March 2018). "A history of dreams". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
3. Aijaz Gul. "A Short History of Pakistani Films". International Federation of Film Critics. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
4. "Anwar Kamal Pasha's Filmography". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
5. Aijaz Gul (8 May 2016). "'Anarkali' screened at Mandwa". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
6. "Shamim's Profile and Filmography". Cineplot.com website. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
7. Sumaira Jajja (25 May 2014). "In memoriam: The Rani of our hearts lives on". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
8. "Anwar Kamal Pasha's Nigar Award - Special Award For 30 Years of Excellence in Films". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

External links

• Anwar Kamal Pasha at IMDb
• Anwar Kamal Pasha's interview from the Archives of Lutfullah Khan on YouTube